May there be a multitude of books under your tree or in your eReader and many an adventure or wondrous tale therein. I hope this day~as do all that follow~finds you safe and happy.
Today I'm post-poning the creature feature to take part in a very important blogfest honoring banned books. It was brought to my attention by the fantastic I Am A Reader Not A Writer blog . Nearly every one of the great Ellen Hopkins's novels has been banned somewhere. She writes about things that challenge kids today, sex, drugs, prostitution, terrible things for sure, but things kids are dealing with whether we like it or not. Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak, about a girl who is raped, is banned in many places. Others may surprise you such as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, The House of Night novels by P.C. Cast, The Golden Compass novels by Philip Pullman, and the Vampire Academy novels by Richelle Mead. There are so many more that it saddens me to go on. I've recently learned that my own novel, The Secret of Spruce Knoll, will not be carried in my most local bookstore because of an intense scene in it. I unde...
The contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered, the winners will be announced Wednesday September 7th! Good luck everyone! My young adult urban fantasy, The Secret Of Spruce Knoll, is releasing this month! To celebrate its birthday I'm doing a blog tour and contest followed by a live chat on YA Bound August 30th with a separate giveaway. The blog tour and contest begins next Monday and ends August 31st. Here's what you can win: 1st place: *$50 gift certificate to B&N (or the Book Depository if you're over seas). *Autographed copy of The Secret Of Spruce Knoll *Special swag bag 2nd place: *Swag bag filled with: *Autographed copy of The Secret Of Spruce Knoll * Spoiled by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan * Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan * Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick * A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young 3rd place: *Aut...
It's finally official, my first epic fantasy novel, The Dragon Empire , is releasing in Spring of Next year! To celebrate I'm doing a cover reveal in January (official reveal date is Monday January 14th but you can post any time after that as well) and I'd love it if all of you would like to participate. You don't have to do much if you don't want to, I'll do all the work for you with a guest post! For those who would like to participate, I'll send out a guest post for you to put up on your blog. And any time you have in January~or even February if you're really booked~would be fantastic and hugely appreciated. To help me out and be a part of it, shoot me an email or leave me a comment below with a way to contact you. Or, you can sign up over at Xpresso Reads Book Tours . I'm crazy excited but also a bit nervous as I am venturing a wee bit out of the young adult genre on this one. It's more of a new adult novel than YA. For me this isn't ...
MERRY CHRISTMAS, Heather! See you in 2013!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lorelei!
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours. I'm just so happy because I got my book in time for Christmas. Thank you !!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm so glad they arrived. It was such a pleasure designing the cover for you.
DeleteVictor and Alice send you the brightest holiday wishes ever. DayStar is a grouch this time of year. :-) May all your New Year wishes come true!
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you in that case! LOL! May all your new year wishes come true as well Roland. You deserve it!
DeleteHappy Holidays Heather :)
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Merry Christmas, Heather! Wishing that all of your dreams come true in 2013!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Heather!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had an awesome Christmas. Enjoy the rest of the holiday week and may 2013 be our best year ever!
Happy Holidays, Heather! Hope the new year brings you nothing but great things!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful holiday message! Happy Holidays to you, as well! May you find all your dreams come true in the new year! :)
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